June 2, 2008
McAfee makes Dimension Data Global Partner
By Alan Harten
Dimension Data, IT solutions and services provider, has announced it has been named as McAfee’s Global Partner of the Year 2007.
This is the second McAfee award presented to Dimension Data this year. In January, the Group was recognised as McAfee’s Global Systems Integrator.
Dimension Data’s security line of business recorded revenue growth of 36% in [...]
May 16, 2008
Users hit by phony MP3 files
By Dave Nixon
Adware peddlers have found a novel method to deceive users, said security vendor McAfee.
The company stated that it has seen a vast increase in fake MP3 file distribution on peer-to-peer networks.
Even though the files have names that make them appear as audio recordings, they are essentially Trojan horse programs that attempt to install an [...]
March 18, 2008
Widespread “Chinese JavaScript Attack” infects security website
By Janine de Blois
Last week hackers attacked over 20,000 web pages including Trend Micro.
Mike Sweeny, a spokesman for Trend Micro confirmed a portion of their sight had been hacked saying, they took down the affected pages and took corrective action.
The object of the attack is to steal passwords sent via Internet Explorer. [...]
February 4, 2008
Anti-virus Firms to Sharpen Test Procedures
By Dave Nixon
A collection of anti-virus companies and software testers have created a new body with the intention of providing dependable information about the effectiveness of anti-virus products.
The circulation of malware, including viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, and websites exploiting flaws in Internet browsers, is now being pressed by organised crime for financial gain, and poses an [...]
January 14, 2008
MySpace page serves fake Microsoft update
By Dave Nixon
Fake Microsoft updates provide an additional reason to be security-conscious while using MySpace.com
Online criminals, utilising a bogus MySpace profile, are attempting to hoax victims into downloading a malevolent Trojan Horse program by disguising it as a Microsoft update, according to researchers at McAfee.
Although not widespread, with McAfee detecting only one MySpace profile in this [...]
January 10, 2008
McAfee Labs discover large spam campaign abusing Microsoft’s SkyDrive Beta
By Janine de Blois
Overnight Monday McAfee labs discovered a large campaign and trapped “many thousands” of spam taking advantage of Windows Live SkyDrive Beta (previously Windows Live Folders).
The idea was to redirect the user’s browser to a generic pill site. The spammers are attracted to the free 1Gb of file sharing space. It [...]
January 4, 2008
McAfee seeks end to stock-option debacle
By Alan Harten
Software virus killing giant McAfee has been plagued by legal headaches for well over a year relating to so called ‘improper backdating of options’.
Although not illegal in its self the practice landed the company in hot water when it failed to properly disclose details in regulatory fillings.
There then followed a flurry of investigative action [...]
March 28, 2007
McAfee announces ‘McAfee OK’ programme
By Janet Harris
McAfee Inc. has announced the McAfee OK program - which inspects and certifies content on mobile phones.
The program is designed for mobile content aggregators and network operators. It inspect ringer tones, images, video, applications and other mobile content, and certifies that it does not contain any malicious or inappropriate material.
McAfee OK is based on McAfee’s [...]
December 5, 2006
McAfee Announces 2007 Vista Compatible Security Products
By Brian Turner
McAfee has announced McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5 and McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise 8.5 products which are compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista.
The products provide protection from viruses, worms, spyware, adware, rootkits, hacker attacks and exploits. The updated products use advanced technology to protect computers from both known and unknown threats. The technology goes further than simply [...]